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Synonyms for canoodling
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : kuh-nood-l |
| Phonetic Transcription : kəˈnud l |
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Définition of canoodling
Origin :- "to indulge in caresses and fondling endearments" [OED], by 1850s, said to be U.S. slang, of uncertain origin. The earliest known sources are British, but they tend to identify the word as American. In the 1830s it seems to have been in use in Britain in a sense of "cheat" or "overpower." Related: Canoodled; canoodling.
- As in necking : noun kissing
- As in spoon : verb neck
- Papa away and little Anna canoodling with the Whitechapel boy.
- Extract from : « Aladdin of London » by Sir Max Pemberton
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